False buyer. False seller. Borrowing money or asking for help. Fake dating. A relative in trouble

False buyer

Another scheme for money theft is realized through selling and buying Internet platforms. Often the potential buyer (the scammer) asks you to arrange delivery and sends you the link for a safe delivery or a safe deal via email or a messenger. Following the link, you get to the fake page, similar to the website of the company or payment system. After that, you are asked to type in the full card information; if you do so, the scammers would be able to access your account and steal the money.

False seller

Sometimes people transfer money for goods or services ahead, on trust, and as a result, they don’t receive what they ordered, and the seller stops responding or sends the wrong product.

Borrowing money or asking for help

The social network scams are no less common. Scammers usually get access to a personal account and send messages to all the friends in that account asking to transfer money under some excuse. People don’t double-check the information and, as a result, become the victims of such scams.

Fake dating

A scammer finds a potential victim on a dating app or a website and tries to get them interested in going to the cinema, a restaurant or order a takeout etc. Then, he/she sends a link to the fake website where the victim pays for this non-existing activity leaving their card information, which the scammers can use to steal the rest of the money.

A relative in trouble

In this type of scam, you get a call from an unknown number, allegedly from a police officer. They tell you that your relative or a close friend is detained, and a decision is currently being made to bring them to criminal or administrative responsibility. After that, they offer their help in exchange for a reward and tell you to transfer money or bring cash to a particular location.

False prize or a payout

People often get emails, texts or even phone calls saying that they won a prize or there is some kind of payout for them. In order to receive it, you should fill in personal information and card information. As the result, you are left with neither a prize and nor money.

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